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Johnny Dickshot Sep 02 2007 09:02 PM

The single "Radio Nowhere" is a free iTunes download for a limited time (not sure how limited). Tell me the 80s pop gem you thought of when you heard the first notes. There is one correct answer.

DocTee Sep 02 2007 09:10 PM

Available for one week. Either: "Jenny" (8675309) or...

Johnny Dickshot Sep 02 2007 09:13 PM

correct

metirish Sep 02 2007 09:15 PM

Yeah definitly "Jenny"...weak song IMO.....

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2007 09:20 PM

It's not a heavy lyrical work like many Bruce songs, but it's the type of song that's going to be a great concert fave. I could see him opening up shows with it to get the crowd up and going.

Gwreck Sep 03 2007 09:37 AM

If you don't want to do it through iTunes, you can also get it at www.radionowheredownload.com. Waiting to hear the rest of the album but the track is pretty good (unless perhaps your expetation is for another "Jungleland.") The similarity to 867-5309 is maybe a coupla seconds long at best and is overblown, IMO. Tix for the shows this fall go on sale over the next coupla weeks -- some unfortunate conflicts between shows and Playoff games.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 03 2007 10:39 AM

Tommy Tutone cannot be underblown.

Edgy DC Sep 03 2007 11:57 AM

It makes sense to give it away for free. Anti-radio songs are hard to sell.

seawolf17 Sep 03 2007 05:04 PM

It makes sense to give it away for free because it's just going to be downloaded illegally anyway. The "Jenny" thing might be overblown, but it's practically sampled. Whatever. It's a'ight.

Edgy DC Sep 03 2007 08:18 PM

There's a note missing from each chord change. (fuddyduddy)It feels a little too mixed, from the point of view of loving all those classick E-Street albums done live in the studio. It's one thing hearing him double-tracked on Human Touch, but another to hear him double-tracked (that is him, right?) on an E-Streeter recording.(/fuddyduddy)

seawolf17 Sep 03 2007 08:22 PM

I read somewhere (Wikipedia? An early review?) that they didn't record any of this album live, that it's all tracked at various times by the various band members.

Edgy DC Sep 03 2007 08:26 PM

So it's more than a feeling.

Willets Point Sep 03 2007 10:41 PM

Edgy DC wrote: So it's more than a feeling. No, that's Boston.

Gwreck Sep 03 2007 10:45 PM

The "live in the studio" E Street albums in reality only are The River, Born in the USA and some of Darkness on the Edge of Town. This new album Magic, was recorded the same way as the last E Street album (The Rising) -- the basic track was recorded live in the studio by Springsteen, Roy Bittan (keyboards), Garry Tallent (bass) and Max Weinberg (drums). Additional touches were added later by Van Zandt, Lofgren, Federici, Clemons, et al. Notably, this is essentially the same method that was used to record the Born to Run album. Springsteen's vocals are double tracked in a few places but I also hear Van Zandt in the mix as well. Of course, as with most of Springsteen's music, and the E Street albums in particular, the peak experience for 90-95% of the material is going to be the concert setting.

Edgy DC Sep 04 2007 06:13 AM

Well, choo know, it's the record we're discussing.

Willets Point Sep 04 2007 10:48 AM

It doesn't sound like "Jenny" to me. I like the song. It has a nice layered effect of guitars, drums, and horns. Almost a "wall of sound."

metirish Sep 13 2007 01:56 PM

I've listened to this song now several times and like it,very catchy.

Gwreck Sep 14 2007 10:47 AM

For what it's worth, the entire album is pretty easily accessible through the magic of the internet.* Taking several grains of sand on account of whatever pro-Springsteen bias I have, it's still an excellent album. * Legality not guaranteed.